A Simulation Based Analysis of IPv4, IPv6 Migration Techniques

The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) has achieve popularity with organizations, companies and ISPs (Internet Service Providers) because of its enhancements over IPv4 like (IPv4 32bit compared to IPv6 (128 bit)). During migration from IPv4 to IPv6, one should keep in mind about interruptions of service. In this paper, three mechanisms can be used to provide a smooth migration process. OPtimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET) version 16.0 network simulation tool is use to verify result.